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WILLIAM N. VVHITELEY AND WILLIAM BAYLEY, OF SFRENGFELD, OlllO, ASSIGNORS TO VVHITELEY, FASSLER di KELLY, OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 500,175, dated June 27, 1893. I

' v Application iled Mey 23, 1882. Serial No. 62.204. (lfodel.)

To afZZ whom it indy concern..-

Beit known that we, NVILLIAM N. .THITE- LEY and WILLIAM l-lAYLnY, of Springfield, county of Clark, State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in ,llarvesters and Binders, of which the following is a specification. i i

In lthe accompanying drawings Figure l is a perspective view of a combined harvesting A elevation of the same.

and binding machine embodying `our invention. Fig. la is an elevation of the front brace of the elevator` frame. Fig. l17 is a vertical section of the socket coupling for the tongue lever rock shaft. Fig. 2 is a perspec Vtive view of our improved knot-tying device. Fig. 3 is a partial plan View of the binding mechanism detached. Fig. 3 is ail-enlarged detail of the adjustable linlt support for the binder shaft extension. Fig. 4 is an end elevation of a binding machine embodying ou'.` improvements as attached to aharvesting machine which is only partly shown. Fig. 5 is a transverse section through a binding and harvesting machine embodying our'improvements, only so much of the harvesting machine being shown as would best elucidate the invention. Fig. is a plan view` of the same. Fig. 7 is a detail of thejointed tongue brace. Fig. 8 is a section through one end of one of the arms ofthe elevator belt frame showing our improved manner of adjusting for expansion and contraction of belts. Fig. 9 is an Fig. 9 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 8, and showing also the side frame of the elevator and portions of the rollers. Fig. l0 coinprisesdtwo drawings of the master-wheel representing a wheel with staggered spokes capable of being drawn toward each other by means of screw-bolts placed obliquely to the line of the axle'in or'- der that they lmay pass between rather than through the spokes. Fig. l1 is a diametrical section through our knottying device. Fig. 12shows a detail of the knetter. Fig. i2? shows three lviews of 'the pins4. Fig. 13 is a section of the knetter its jaws being open to receive the ends of the band in order that the ',lop may be slipped around them to 'form the knot. Fig. 14. isaperspective vie\v,from'the Afront Side, of 'the` knotting mechanism and breast plate, detached, the main knetter-operating Wheel or cam dish being removed. Fig. l5 is a perspective view* of the same parts, from the under side. Fig. 16 is a perspective View, enlarged, of the knetter-oper ating Wheel or cam dish j. Fig. l' is a detailview illustrating the mechanism for driving the butts packerc. Fig. iSis a detached perspective View, enlarged, of the mechanism for driving the butts rake o.

yOur .invention relates to harvesters that elevate the grain over the master Wheel and deliver it to a seit-binder that compresses the grain into sheaves of uniform size, encircles the sheaves with a cord thc ends otL which it securely ties and then ejects saidik sheaves to the ground, and it consists first in the combination of devices for automatically cutting elevating and delivering grain to a binding table, second in the construction and combination of devices for automatically binding grain. ,y

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use our invention We have illustrated it as attached to a combined `machine embodying improvements for which previous patents have'been obtained and others for which applications have been made. Such We do not claim in'this application although We deem it advisable to show them connected with this improvement as we may have to refer to them in describing the construction and operation of thc saine which we will now pro. oecd to do.

Harvester tongues have been secu red to the sill of the harvester in a manner resembling ours but having a rigid brace extending from the side of the tongue tothe front of thc shoe, the joint of tongue to the frame and the jointof the brace to the shoe were on the .same axial line, to insure their working in harmony during the tilting of the machine, and. the sill being necessarily at some height above the knife the joint of the brace and the shoe itself had to be elevated accordingly. The shoe was secured to the lower part of the finger bar under the knife causing it' to project therefrom and necessitating its being made very heavy. To obviate these difficulties we have constructed a'tongue a With a jointed brace l) which is free to adjust itselt' te anyline the tongue may assume and have IOO its joint c with the shoe d placed on a line with the linger bar c. The shoe is connected with the finger bar above and below the knife thereby forming a direct line of draft from the tongue to the linger bar.

It is customary to support the shaft f for tilting' the machine from a b lacket (j bolted to the front side board of the elevator frame and a brace h is used to connect the tongue sill to said bracket, said bolt heilig of a fixed length and the variations in the parts in manufacturing necessitated an adjustment to tighten the rod up and prevent the surging of the machine from springing the sideboard in and thus interfering with the proper working of the elevator' belts. l 'loobviatc this we have constructed an adjustable brace passing freely through the eye t of the bracket r/ and fitted with two lock nuts one above and one below said eye as shown in Fig. l, We attach the tilt leverj to the shaftfby turning the shaft up at right angles as at 7.: and then putting a boltl through both the lever and bent end of said shaft, the bent lever fitting into an extension m of a socket 'n that forms one of the journals upon which the shaftf oscillates. See lig. ll'.

To simplify the construction of the gearing for driving the butts rake o we give the end of the shaft p a bearing in a projection en the box r] that carries the shaft having on its inner end the ree' driving sprocket wheel r and the gear s which latter drives the butts rake. The gear s meshes with a gear t fast to the shaft p which is cranked at its end, the

butts rake being .nonnted on said eraned` portion, and controlled and directed in its movements by a link o" connecting it with some fixed part of the main or elevator frame, sce llig. 1S.

Gear trames have lin-en made of one piece and the master wheel box of another making a liability to change of distance between the -eountcr shaft i/ and the master-wheel shaft 'u in the event cf the bolts that secure them to the sill, becoming loose through the jarring of the machine'and disengage the counter shaft pinion from the gear on the main wheel. 'l`o obviate this we have extended the gear frame o; and made it receive both shafts thereby preserving the distance between the shafts H l'.

In marnlfacluring master-wheels of the class illustrated by Fig. l0 of the drawings, wherein the draw bolts run from the spokes on one hub through those ou the other, when the spokes were thus bored to allow the bolts to be put through, they were weakened so much, at timcs,.that the wood was battered up or upset and the holes closed and the wheel would have to be taken apart to put in new spokcs. 'loobviatcthis wchavcmadc the hubs am! to receive the draw bolts rj at an anglo as shown by liig. ,lO of drawings. 'lhe bolts, thus arranged, serve the purpose of strongly connecting the hubs and relieving.,r

the spokes of strain, and also prevent their being weakened as above mentioned.

llarvesters with extensible side pieces for the elevator belt frames have formerly been constructed of two parts,one piece to form the bearing for the driving roller being bolted firmly to the side board of the elevator frame and provided with a spring between its end and the contiguous end of the second piece that moved on sleeves or guides secured to theside board the movable piece being drawn up toward the driving roll by the canvas-belt and 4forced out by a spring said movable piece being provided with slots to permit it to slide upon the aforesaid sleeves. The springs had to be compressed to get the adjustable side pieces of the belt frames into the machine, to overcome which we have constructed a guide with a spring which can be inserted into the side board of the elevator frame or the side pieces of the belt frame; we have illustrated it as inserted into the latter (Figs. 5, 8, 0 and fr) and working against a sleeve b on which sleeve tits and slides the sidcpieec a by means of a slot c in the side piece. A bolt g passes through the said sleeve and secures it to the side board e of the elevator. \Vhen the belts are removed the-spring forces the piece e' into the position shown in Figs. 8 and t) and the bolt g can he taken out or put in as easily as though no spring were there. 'lhe aforesaid sleeve and spring are located` at the end of the side piece near the driven roller while the other end of said side piece is notched as at 7L so that it may be free to slide on the shaft of the driven roller which has ixed bearings in the elevator frame. 'lhe one bolt g is all that is required to secu re the side piece e in proper worlt'ing position, by which arrangement and construction we are enabled to remove both of the driven rollers and both side pieces by the removal of two bolts.y It will also be seen that this construction could be advantageously used to tighten belts of harvcsters where no springs are used bymakingthe trunnions of the driven rollers to adjust in theslots and then secure them yat'. any desired point with the bolts y. Y

In binders that arc adjustable to suit di lferent lengths of grain ditlieulty has been experienced to apply the power from the harvester-to the binder in itsdill'erent positions. In somo cases a short shaft dias been secured to the harvesterand a telescopic tumbling-shaft connectedl it to the bindershal't. The chain connecting the harvester and binder shafts in this case had to have a tightening device applied to it. The binder-shaft has been extended in other cases until a chain could bc run to it from the harvcstcrthus causing the shaft to .overhang considerably past its journals. lo lessen the number of parts and make a better construction that could 'not be interfered with by any motion or surging of the binder or harvester wc have applied a `shafty" which is journaled at one cud on an adjustable link t" which forms a bearing for said shaft j. This link t can be loosened and theshaft j moved up near to the binder shaft to put the chain on and then -readj usted have also journaled this shat'tj at its other f wrought iron f' right. 'pensed with all these loose parts by carrying end on a hanger 7c', see Figs. 3 and 47 that is secured to the binder at the front end this is also provided with slots for the securingbolts to pass through and by which `au adjustment can be made or the chain tightened or removed. The shaft j is driven from the harvester crank shaft by chain gearing Fig. 4). rJhe brace Z is also slotted at the endm' for the securing-bo1t to pass through and thus a horizontal'adjustment of the post k is provided for, which will be understood by an examination of' Figs. 3 and 4 and theA enlarged detail upon the same sheetv of drawings. By .these means an adjustment can be made to tighten or to remove the chain. Binders of this description, provided with a U shaped frame, have been madepwith the p taking the binder arm shaft through it consequently the frame stopped at the binder-,arm'and a piece of gas pipe was bolted underneath it to which was secured and wooden pieces to carry the packer shaft bearings on bothy sides of the binder arm. This necessitated-many parts and much hand fitting to get themv together By our` presentinventionw'e have disthe lower armv of this frame through beyond theobiuder arm line and then securing the binder arm toa separate shaft running along on one side of the frame and `running the t frame through where it didnot interfere with any of the working parts of the binder then forming projections p p on each side of the binder arm q', to carry the bearings r fr for the packer and compress shafts s and t respectively thus making all of the Working parts of any importance secure to the one binder frame 'n' 'n'.

It is customary to secure a wooden cross-- tie above the binding mechanism Yto which was secured a spring grain retainer on each side ot the binding arm 1', WV@ have diss pensed with the use of the cross-tie by secur-'\ ing the spring grain retainers o 1: fu to a hinged detlectorA w', said defiector being hinged to the top of the elevator frame at il il.

To support the bridge vor breast plate y that Iunderlies. the knottin g .mechanism and confines the grain from escape in an upward direction during the operation of the binding mechanism upon it we use a brace a2 that stretches directly from'the breast plate 'y' to. the front upper corner of the U frame and a forked brace b2 b2 run ning to the breast plate from the U frame at a pointnear the plane of the binder arm, which con-struction and arrangement make a m uch stron ger support for -crates-the tri/p 'fingering h of thebell crankv the breast plate i/"against the upward thrust:

`of the packers and binder arm in making a division of the grain. The breast plate has a slot ys' which terminates under the center of the knotter hook when the latter is in its tying position, and which serves as a guide to hold the cord on the hook during the revolution of thesame. It also `carries the knife hereinafter described.

To successfully bring down tangled grain is one of the most difficult duties a-'binder has to perform, and in a lbinder'vvhere the packers c2 run'continnously as in the present machine it has been thought best heretofore to make the rear prongs of the packers short to keep them from pulling the grain around cord the back of the cord arm, :and when they are v so arranged they become of little use as packers and act more as agitators, but when instead of this the rear prongs d2 of the packers are prominent they are very eifective in bringing down tangled grain and they may beso constructed it the grain is lifted ont ot their reach While the binding of a sheaf is in progress. Heretofore we have devised the separator e2 operated positively both ways by the agency of a connecting rod f3 joined at one'end to a crank gB that forms a part ot the rod upon which the separator is. secured and at the other end to the gear wheel h3 in the manner shown by Figs. 1 and 4 by which arrangement the point of the binder arm can be left sharp to better pierce the grain. After the grain has been brought down as far as the packers will takeit is is disposed to spring back after the retiring packer and thus interf'ere with the operation of the packers. To partially obviate this We have applied a stop i3 that is pivote'd to and hangs from the bridge 'y'. This stop` '113 is `hinged to the breast plate y and may be forced down by a spring or drop by its own. gravity to hold the grain from springing'back and will lift to permit the grain to pass under it.

Binders have been made and arranged for IIO thepacker shaft to run continnousand carry a dog that pawl on a shaft so as at certaimtimes engages with a pinion which' was fitted to said to permit the shaft to run loosely therein and forming part of the binder driving train and whenthe pawl was depressed the dog on the .packer shaft passed over' the pawl on the pinion and the binder remained at rest. This pinion was generally small and `made several revolutions for each operation of the binder.` We have made' the Whole train of gearing the samesize so that the wheelj3` which takesthe place ofthe pinion in the old construction bedmes the in additionr t o the. trackft; 'shown in dotted f". )gi c "lock. the wheelfgf t0 the packer. shaft Y'machinery to serves 't the harvesting machinery.

main binder drive" Wheel in ourimproved machine-as it carries 41h10! customary pawl Z3 that n3 pivote@ on lthe frame and Y1`A the iptermediate spring connection o that is the butts packer vi by firmly attached at one end to the shaft t that carries the said trip -tinger and at the other te the bell crank at y while the friction roller r3 on the bell crank rides on the cam track la. The trip finger in order to start the machine is connected with the pawl Z by means of a rod s, a pivoted bent lever t3 and the pivoted lever n fast to the trip linger shaft.

With our present improvement where all ef the parts make but one revolution the lever t3 can be coupled direct to the shaft ot` the trip` lingers as it cannot get into the path of the pawl until the revolution of the machine is complete.

In elevating soft wet grain it is not delivered into the binder in the same manner as dry grain which falls on the table in reach of the packers While the damp grain rolls over the lower elevator belt in a sluggish manner and the slats on the beltare disposed to carry it down between the belt and the binding table and oftentimes retards the descent of grain into the binder. This trouble is almost entirely at the butts end of the elevator and to obviate this We formerly used a butts packer driven from the usual packer shaft in which position we could not reach the desired point so in this improvement we operate a pair of gear wheels w" ad the ene` w3 being secured te the usual packer shaft s' while the one wf is provided with a crank fyi; connected te one end of the packer fuwhich is suspended somewhere near its mid length by an oscillating lilik s one end heilig pivoted to the frame and the other to the packer fordetailot' which see enlarged view Fir 17. It will be seen that by this construction we are capable of reaching near the beit and by properly arranging the relative sizes of the gear wheels to runat any desired speed. l

All binders,l so far as we are advised, have been made se that when the binder arm encirclcs the straw 'with the band it lays it first on the knetter and passing still farther lays it into a holdingl device of some kind which necessitated the making of the binder arm point very long to stretch past the holder sufficiently to allow for spring when com pressing a largo shcaf, or the binder arm would spring back and not deposit the cord in the holder. We have improved this construction by arranging a holderthat takes a grip on the cord before it is laid on the tyer and at a peint where itis always sure to get it. 'lhe holder u" is arranged and operated so'that it lays the cord on the tyer Il by revolving around it, on the same center as the lyer, in ene direction while the tyer advances to meet it in the other direction. lVe have also arranged the tyerband holder a to lie close to the breast plate y which loaves nothing between the sheal and tying device but the thin sheet, metal breast plate y' by which means we not only get close tn the sheaf with the tynr but use the breast plate as a stripper by impartingto the ty'er and holder an oscillating movement around the tyer shaft as hereinafter described as the sheaf is being ejected, and by holding the ends of the band against an enlarged surface on the breast plate while the knot was stripped by the movement of the tycr, while the same movement of the tyer and holder sevcrs the cord between the tyer and holder by passing a stationary knife c4 secured to the breast plate y'.

The holder a is driven by a bevel pinion d4 having eight teeth and which is also provided with two flat sides e* that rest upon the flat face of the disk f4 which has three teeth g* that operate said pinion one half of a revolution at a time after which said pinion is held te the desired position by one of the fiat,

sides et riding on a ridge ci formed on the disk f". The helder a" and pinion b4 ferm a sleeve h4 through which the spindle t4 re- -volves and has a longitudinally sliding move ment. The spindle i" is revolved once around by a pinion jthaving eight teeth operated by the seven teeth it* formed on the sido face of the disk f* said pinion being provided with the usual delay shoe to hold it in place at the end of each revolution. The spindle 'it receives its sliding movement from a peripheral cam l* formedon the disk f4, a bell crank lever mt which straddles said spindle se as to move with it and a friction roler n4 attached to the levermand riding oversaid cam l1. After the cam Z4 passes said friction roller a spring o4 acting on the other arm of said lever returns thc Ieverm4 and spindle i* te their normal positions. The sleeve h4 andthe spindle ltare mounted in bearings formed in a frame or platejI5 which lies againstthe cam face of disk orwheelftand is supported upon the end ot' the shaftI passingthrough the tubular arm u of the binder frame, this plate being provided with a central hub orbossf6 (see Fig. 1st) which is perforated er recessed to receive said shaft. 'lhis plate is connected with the breast plate, and has a limited movement relatively thereto around said shaft, fera purpose and in a manner to bcdescribed. The jaw 1).* of the tyer b4 is pivotcd to said tyer at q" and is bifurcated at one end to straddle and slide upon the fiat portion i" ol' a pin s" that is pivotedin a ring t* surrounding,r tne spindle it, and lying inside the holder a,-where it revolves with the` spindle, but does not have imparted thereto the longitudinal movement of the latter.

When the spindle i* revolves this ring and 4 l'yer revolve with it. and when said spindleis raised by the cam t" the jaw will open' as shown at Fig. i3 and enter theinteriorof the ring l.' and will thus be sure to receive the ends el. the rband between itself and the hook h" for the completion of the knot which has been partly formed around the shank of the hook li after which the band is cut between the helder and tycr by a stationary knife c4 by the whole lying device oscillating upon the spindle 11, through the agency ofthe bell erant lf ridingover a cam fr, Saidbcllcrank IOC .its. revolutionf-bcing actuated by gear 7a4 A.and pinion yl is pivoted to the plate f5" and has a friction l roller 034 mounted on the longer inward extending arm thereof that rides overa portion of the breast plate y', the breast plate being provided with a stop y2, of any preferred character, to limit the upward movement of said roller and arm as is clearly shown by Figs. 2, lll and l5. The plat/of5 slotted at fyi, to limit the oscillatory movement of said plate, and a pin ht passing through ears a5, formed upon the breast plate gij', also passes through the slot y". The cams Z* zu4 are not in line with cach other and therefore do not interfere.

lilo will now describe the operation of the knotting mechanism: the cut grain, being carried down bythe packers, is forced against the trip lingers 'm3 until a su liicieut amount has collected to set off the knoti-ing mechanism. While the needle armjs beingbrought upto surround the gavehthe parte of the vknetter remain inactive, exceptithe wheel f4, which has in the mean time been turning, bringing the gear g" toward pinion di. .As the needle completely encirclcs the grain it delivers the cord tothe holdei-a-',a spring cX carried by plate and lying in peripheral groove in the holder, sisting the needle in properly directing the cord to the holder, and also assisting in confining it therein, the edge of the holder being notched as at a* to insure against the cord slipping as it is being carried to the tyer. [is soon as the cord has been properly placed in the holder, and While the needle is yet moving forward, the gear g4 engages the pinion di and causes it and the holder which it actuates to make a half revolution, Acarrying," the cord downward and delivering it to the tyer. The latter begins in a direction opposite to the holder-a--vcry shortly after the same starts. it about the time the pinion d* becomes disengaged,the roller n" carried by bell-crank lever ynr'frwhich, until now had been traveling in contact with the concentric portion of cam-track Z1,-is engaged by the elevated portien ot said cam-track, which not only rocks said lever on its fulcruin and compresses spring o4, but also slides the spindle 'it longitudinally in its bearings, whereby the jaw pl is caused to open so as to grasp the cord to complete the knot.I A further movement of wheel "i carries the gear 7e" past pinion ji completing the revolution of the tyer; at the same time the abrupt portion l5 of cam-track is bron ght opposite roller at, and si multa neously the roller carried by the shorter cranked arm of of bell crank lever vn escapesy rom beneath the overhanging iiange .fc5 w it had been confined, and which had, un iis time, prevented. any oscillation of pla .y relatively to wheel. ft. These two s ate relations of parte being brought simultaneously ie-fof plate f5 whereeauses the sudden oscilla by the knetter thrown upward relatively to the breastplate and the cord severed in the manner hereinbefore referred to. The rocking of plate f5 relatively to wheel f" and the breast plate, may be effected by the force of spring ol, for, as the roller n4 reaches the abru pt part Zlof the track Z4 the expansive force of the spring will cause it to move forward down said incline l5 with a sudden impulse, carrying with it the spindle i4 and plate f5,- the motion of the latter being limited, however, by slot y" and pin et. Should the tension of' the spring be insufficient to oscillate the plate to the desired extent, it will be positively roeked by reason of the roller on the cranked arm 'o5 riding up the eccentric portion 105 of the track w". After portion @U5 0fv track tot passes the roller on arm o5, further forward movement of wheel f1 returns plate f5 to its normal position, and causes the ejector to discharge the gavel,'the trip arms having been rocked out of the path of the gavel to permit ready discharge. At the time Wheel f completes its revolution and the needle has been rocked back to its farthest limit, the lever t is brought into engagement with the pawl Hand the binding mechanism thrown out of gear.

Having thus We claim as new, and ters Patent, is

l. A master wheel il constructed with staggering spokes and a contractile hub provided with draw bolts y that run obliquely to the shaft of said wheel to permit the bolts y to pass between instead of through said spokes.

2. "he combination with the frame, of a guide a notched at one end to slide over the shaft of the driving roller and having the slot c', a sleeve b passing through said slot, the bolt g in said sleeve and securing the latter to the frame, the spring f bearing on the sleeve, and the stationary and movable rollers carried by the frame and guide, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination with the side boards constituting fixed parts of the harvester, and a driving shaft and belt roller mounted therein, of side pieces a" longitudinally movable on said shaft and carrying a driven shaft and belt roller, sleeves or guides b fitting in said side pieces and serving as guides for the same, and springs acting between said sleeves and side pieces, substantially as set forth.

a. A gear wheel mounted loosely on the constantly driven packer shaft ;i and carrying a pawl VL3 and a track 7e3, in combination with the binding driving g'ears andthe larm for raising and lowering the trip finger, as and for the purposes specified.

5. A knetter operating wheel provided upon its face with a. radially projecting, suitably beveled rack, in combination with a swinging frame connected with the knetter operating wheel and means for oscillating said frame by the said operating Wheel, and a knotter shaft journaled in said frame, said shaft havdescribed our invention, what desire to secure by liet- IOC IIO

.ing alixed te it a beveled pinion which at the proper time is engaged and rotated by the rack upon thcknetter operating,r wheel.

G. In a knottinp,r mechanism the combina tion with the knetter operating wheel of a swinging,` frame, a knotting bill and a cord holder' mounted in said swinging frame, the disk of the oord holder being operated always in one direction by positive moving gearing', and means forswingingsaid frame, whereby the desired motion is given to the cord helder disk, and the knotting hill frame is swung away from its knot; forming position for the purpose el shedding the loop and is then restored to itsinitial position,automatieally.

7. In a knot tying mechanism for binding machines, a swinging knotting bill suspended from the knetter wheel and arranged to be swung out from its knet-making posit-ion at the completion of each knet,com

bined with a' lever pivoted en said swinging frame, having one end in engagement with the stationary frame and the other in engage ment with a @am en the knetter operating wheel, for the purpose of withdrawing the bill from the loep,drivingmechanism connecting the knetter with the main cam and gear wheel and a stationary er fixed resistance plate to hohl the cord between the bound shea!" and the kuotting bill.

intermittingly grai n S. The combination ofthe swinging lframe carryingr the tyingr bill and the cord holding device, said swinging frame and knetter op- @ratingl wheel beingr beth mounted upon the same shaft, and a positive intermittently rotating;r mechanism jeurnaled upon said knotter frame, and operatingr to turn the disk of the cord helder at proper intervals for holding and guidingthe cord to theknottermechanism.

.(1. A swinging frame, earryinga knetter bill and cord holder and means for swinging the same, in combination with a breast platehaving,r a stationary knife atlixed thereto located between the knetter and the helder, whereby the movement of the swinging frame in stripping the knot, will bring the eerd across the knife and eutY it between the holder and the knetter.

10. The combination of a knetter, a ring oord holder encircling the same and mechanism for revolving the ring and knetter n opposite directions.

In testimony whereot` we have hereunto set our hands this 17th day of April, 1832.

WILLIAM N, WIIIIELEY. WILLIAM BAYLEY. Witnesses:

ll ENRY MILL-WA nn, E. 0. Bowman. 

